Climacteric syndrome and body-weight.
A retrospective study on 181 women who attended the menopausal out-patient clinic of Physiopathology of Human Reproduction at Bari University Hospital throughout 1995, has been carried out to evaluate the relation between body-weight (valued as BMI) and the climacteric syndrome. From the data we have discovered that hot flushes and sweating are more common in women with greater body-weight. Also, women with BMI > 23.8 were found to have a lower level of education.
Chiechi
L M
LM
II Institute of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Bari, Italy.
Ferreri
R
R
Granieri
M
M
Bianco
G
G
Berardesca
C
C
Loizzi
P
P
D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D002979:Climacteric / Q000502:physiology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D019584:Hot Flashes; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012923:Social Class; D013546:Sweating